Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-30
TRAINING VETERINARY STUDENTS.

A Surgeon ON the Subject-Treatment oi
Dogs In Hot Weather.
Brooklyn contains many eminent veter
their mark in their profession. l called
on one Of them recently and asked him tG
talk about the training Of veterinary
students. This is what he said In my
opinion surgeons, both human and animal,
are born, not made. A man must be
peculiarly fitted for the profession which
in many particulars is an arduous one.
The candidate must possess vast amount
OF nerve in addition to being physically
able TO carry on the duties. He must,
too, undergo rs much training and study
as hard as he who would graduate an NJ.
ID. In many particulars the class Of study
and the requirements are the same. One
To be eligible must be 81 years old. and
prior Ia entering a veterinary college he
must have read with reputable surgeon
for three years. And just here let me
state that there are no legally licensed
veterinary colleges in America. In 1855
a law was passed providing that no col
lege, unless il possessed the sum Of $50,
O0O to be used in the purchase of an
anatomical museum, should receive a
charter. The Columbia, which. by the
way, was not in any manner connected
with the college Of the same name, and
which disorganized in 1884, was not q
legal institution"
What are the first lessons taught" ]
asked
The beginner must commence by
studying anatomy and physiology. He
then takes up pathology and step by step
acquires that knowledge which is useful
in after life. Out of the 200, 600 physicians
or more in the United States. there is not
one in l 900 who has at first a love for his
profession. So II is with veterinary sur
geons. Young men study two or thres
years and, without having any previous
knowledge Of the animal frame, graduate
and are thrown out upon the world. Do
they live' Yes, but it is At the expense Of
the public
Talking about the treatment Of dogs
these hot days, DIR. Smith said: II don't
think there is such a disease as hydro
phobia. Many, Of course, die from the
effects of a dog bite, but death, in my
opinion, is cased by lockjaw and not by
hydrophobia. Dogs during hot weather
should not be permitted to run in the
streets. They should have plenty Of water
and but little meat. Meat is heating to
the blood and causes apoplexy or rush Of
blood to the head. A bite from dog that
has the rabies is nearly always fatal.
Rabies in human being is the lockjaw
pure and simple. Do you remember read
ing Of the death Of Butler, the dog fancier,
In this city some years ago. 1t was said
that he died from hydrophobia, although
the disease, according TO medical authori-
ties, does not develop itself within six
weeks or six months. Butler showed evil
dences OF having the rabies ten days after
being bitten and after suffering terrible
agony for forty-eght hours he died His
Jaw was firmly set and he had every
symptom of lockjaw, or paralysis of the
throat. One great cause Of dogs going
mad is indigestion. Worms, known to
the profession as leech worms, will also
cause them to have the rabies. No ami
NAL bite is more poisonous than the bite
Of = hog. A cats bite is dangerous too,
but r. seldom causes anything more serious
thNi a severe swelling. Cor Brooklyn
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